by Neelaveni Padayachee, Varsha Bangalee, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout program, outlined by the Ministry of Health, had three phases, starting with the most vulnerable population. Phase one included all the frontline healthcare workers. They received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Phase 2 vaccinated people over 60 years old and those...
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DOES MY HEALTH INSURANCE COVER INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Emergency medical coverage is one of the most important parts of a travel insurance plan, and one of the most misunderstood – especially when it comes to the issue of whether traditional health insurance or Medicare plans cover international travel. Basically, it boils down to this: you can help protect yourself against unplanned, often catastrophic...
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Study: COVID-19 does not enter DNA – virology
by University of Queensland Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain University of Queensland researchers are refuting claims that COVID-19 can enter a person’s DNA. The researchers from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute say the claims have led to “scaremongering” and people should not hesitate to be vaccinated. Professor Geoff Faulkner said his team’s research published in Cell Reports showed...
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Dropping anti-Covid measures during vaccine rollout ‘risks resistant variants’
Relaxing restrictions like mask-wearing and social distancing when most people have been vaccinated greatly increase the risk of vaccine-resistant variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, new research showed on Friday. At a time when nearly 60 percent of Europeans have received at least one vaccine dose, the authors said their modeling study showed the...
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Heat-Related Illness and Young Athletes: 3 Important Things Parents and Coaches Need to Know
Reviewed By Raj Deu, M.D. Is your teen hoping to make the cut at this year’s varsity tryouts? Make sure she or he can take the heat — literally. “As the summer gets hotter and kids enter high school, they will start participating in sports tryouts and practices,” says primary care sports medicine expert Dr. Rajwinder...
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Kids with allergies less likely to get SARS-CoV-2
By Dr. Ramya Dwivedi, Ph.D. Jul 28 2021 Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and respiratory diseases are high-risk factors for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19, which is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a respiratory disease that has infected more than 195...
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Wine is safer for your heart than beer or cider
Atrial fibrillation, which basically is an irregular and rapid heart rate, is actually a quite common condition. It does increase the risk of stroke, heart failure, and other heart-related health problems, while the risk of Atrial fibrillation can be influenced by alcohol. But not all alcohol torments your heart equally. Scientists from the University of...
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No particular risk of infection of Sar-Cov-2 from cash
RUHR-UNIVERSITY BOCHUM How long do coronaviruses remain infectious on banknotes and coins? Is it possible to become infected through contact with cash? Experts at the European Central Bank, in collaboration with the Department of Medical and Molecular Virology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, wanted to clarify this question. The researchers led by Professor Eike Steinmann and Dr....
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FDA allows automatic ‘generic’ swap for brand-name insulin
by Linda A. Johnson This July 2021 image provided by Viatris shows Semglee insulin. On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, U.S. regulators took action that will make it easier to get a cheaper and similar version of brand-name insulin at the drugstore. The Food and Drug Administration agreed that Viatris Inc.’s Semglee was interchangeable with widely...
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Millet-based diet can lower risk of type 2 diabetes and help manage blood glucose levels
by University of Reading Credit: University of Reading A new study has shown that eating millets can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and helps manage blood glucose levels in people with diabetes, indicating the potential to design appropriate meals with millets for diabetic and pre-diabetic people as well as for non-diabetic people as...